The Cambridge handbook to Byzantine archaeology Volume II edited by Michael J. Decker

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Decker, Michael J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byzantine Empire--History--527-1081.

Byzantine Empire.

Byzantine antiquities.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"The archaeology of Byzantium is the archaeology of an empire whose chronological bounds, broadly speaking, spanned the fourth through fifteenth century AD. The authors whose works are collected in this handbook examine methods and practice of Byzantine archaeology as well as the materials typically encountered in artifacts produced within the imperial boundaries. Byzantine archaeology is still a relatively young discipline, and, while vast in its scope and ambition, work in the field tends to be challenging to access. This volume aims to remedy this situation by providing current views of the nature of Byzantine archaeology, exploring crucial studies which elucidate salient features of the empire's people, as well as offering glimpses of how things may develop in the near future"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Gender and Byzantine archaeology / Marica Cassis

Coins, context, and the Byzantine economy, seventh to fifteenth century / Cécile Morrisson

Revival and revolution : Byzantine shipwrecks of the greater Mediterranean world / Sean A. Kingsley

Byzantine ports and harborless seas / Sean A. Kingsley

Architectural approaches to Byzantium / Cecily Hennessy

Byzantine rock-cut architecture / J. Eric Cooper

The built environment and the experience of fortified cities in Byzantium / Nikolas Bakirtzis

Churches and sacred spaces / Vincenzo Ruggieri

The “Byzantine” countryside in transition, c. 550-c. 850 / Luca Zavagno

The middle and late Byzantine countryside / Michael J. Decker

The coming of Islam / Gideon Avni

The end of Byzantium : the transition in material culture from Byzantine to Ottoman times / Joanita Vroom

The future of Byzantine archaeology / Myrto Veikou

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 23, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Cambridge handbook to Byzantine archaeology

ISBN:

9781107337176

1107337178

OCLC:

1573977168

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license